DTN Retail Fertilizer Trends

OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices tracked by DTN for the first week of August 2025 were mixed. No fertilizer price was substantially higher or lower than a month ago for the ninth week in a row. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.

Four fertilizers had slightly higher prices. DAP had an average price of $822/ton, MAP $892/ton, potash $484/ton and UAN28 $421/ton.

Four fertilizers were slightly lower looking back to the prior month. Urea had an average price of $646/ton, 10-34-0 $669/ton, anhydrous $765/ton and UAN32 $498/ton.

On a price per pound of nitrogen basis, the average urea price was $0.70/lb.N, anhydrous $0.47/lb.N, UAN28 $0.75/lb.N and UAN32 $0.78/lb.N.

In an article titled "Fertilizer Decisions for the 2026 Crop Year" from the farmdocDaily e-newsletter from the University of Illinois, farmers are now considering 2026 growing season nutrient management decisions as the 2025 growing season winds down. Current fertilizer prices are higher from last year but still lower than historically high prices, the article stated.

"Current prices are well below the historical highs reached in the late spring of 2022 but remain high relative to longer run averages," the report said.

Farmers use a range of strategies to manage price risks for inputs such as fertilizers. Among the common price management strategies are forward purchasing, volume discounts, bundling fertilizer products with other products or services and varying purchases and application timing, which can spread price risk across multiple application windows.

"Farmers are also advised to consider and compare crop and fertilizer prices and use available resources, such as the Maximum Return to Nitrogen (MRTN) calculator," the article said.

The entire article can be read at https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/….

Seven fertilizers are now higher in price compared to one year earlier. 10-34-0 is 5% higher, MAP is 9% more expensive, DAP is 11% higher, anhydrous is 13% more expensive, UAN28 is 25% higher, urea is 28% higher and UAN32 is 32% more expensive looking back to last year.

The remaining fertilizer price continues to be lower. Potash is 4% lower compared to last year.

DTN gathers fertilizer price bids from agriculture retailers each week to compile the DTN Fertilizer Index. DTN first began reporting data in November 2008.

In addition to national averages, MyDTN subscribers can access the full DTN Fertilizer Index, which includes state averages, here: https://www.mydtn.com/….

The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) announced recently the selection of three sets of agricultural retailers and their farmer partners as the 2025 4R Advocates. You can read about it here: https://www.dtnpf.com/….

Dry
Date Range	DAP	MAP	POTASH	UREA
Aug 5-9 2024	744	818	503	504
Sep 2-6 2024	739	813	486	490
Sep 30-Oct 4 2024	736	805	449	485
Oct 28-Nov 1 2024	739	810	446	497
Nov 25-29 2024	740	811	443	498
Dec 23-27 2024	739	810	444	489
Jan 20-24 2025	739	809	443	492
Feb 17-21 2025	762	809	444	543
Mar 17-21 2025	766	810	454	556
Apr 14-18 2025	781	822	467	577
May 12-16 2025	794	825	469	630
June 9-13 2025	805	832	474	656
July 7-11 2025	810	847	481	658
Aug 4-8 2025	822	892	484	646
Liquid
Date Range	10-34-0	ANHYD	UAN28	UAN32
Aug 5-9 2024	640	675	338	376
Sep 2-6 2024	638	676	327	364
Sep 30-Oct 4 2024	590	687	317	350
Oct 28-Nov 1 2024	604	706	317	363
Nov 25-29 2024	611	718	323	364
Dec 23-27 2024	614	729	326	365
Jan 20-24 2025	616	737	326	367
Feb 17-21 2025	638	747	348	394
Mar 17-21 2025	649	761	356	412
Apr 14-18 2025	656	781	380	448
May 12-16 2025	666	777	412	484
June 9-13 2025	669	773	418	495
July 7-11 2025	672	769	417	501
Aug 4-8 2025	669	765	421	498

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